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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of September 10th, 2017 – Mum’s the Word

Josh Zyber — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 12:00:57 +0000

Is there such a thing as a week with too many new Blu-ray releases? I think we may have one on our hands. The release slate is clogged with 4k upgrades and other reissues of old titles. Also, Tom Cruise fights a sexy mummy. New Releases (Blu-ray) ‘The Mummy‘ – After disavowing ‘The Wolf Man’...

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Weekend Roundtable: Favorite Movies by Female Directors

Josh Zyber — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 19:00:02 +0000

This week’s theatrical release of ‘Wonder Woman’ not only showcases a strong female hero in front of the camera, but also seeks to prove that a woman director behind the lens can play in the big-budget blockbuster leagues just as well as any man can. In our latest Roundtable, we take a look at some...

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R.I.P. James Gandolfini

Josh Zyber — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:00:41 +0000

I’m honestly shocked to have to write this right now. ‘The Sopranos’ star James Gandolfini has passed away unexpectedly while on vacation in Italy. He was only 51-years-old. Not too many details are known at the time of this writing. The actor was scheduled to appear at the Taormina Film Festival in Sicily this week....

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Weekend Roundtable: Inappropriate Videogame Tie-Ins

Josh Zyber — Fri, 03 May 2013 19:00:26 +0000

Last month, we had a Roundtable about movies that would be inappropriate to convert to 3D. This week, we bring you a similar topic. As much as the videogame industry loves to license movie titles for the easy brand name recognition, some movies should really never, ever be turned into tie-in games. Here are some...

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Blu-ray Highlights: Week of March 17th, 2013 – I Dreamed a Dream in Time Gone By

Josh Zyber — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:00:52 +0000

Do you remember the days when movies wouldn’t come to home video until six months to a year after they finished their theatrical runs? Lately, the release windows have shrunken so much that even major, high-profile Oscar nominees hit Blu-ray barely eight weeks after their theatrical opening weekends. Is that a good or bad thing?...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Identity Thief’ Steals Again

Luke Hickman — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:00:37 +0000

This weekend’s box office results were all over the place. Only two movies finished where they were predicted to, notably ‘Identity Thief’, which climbed back into the top spot after being dethroned by ‘Die Hard’ last weekend. With the help of a $14 million weekend, the poorly-reviewed comedy has made $93.6 million in 17 days....

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2013 Oscar Winners & Losers

Josh Zyber — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:20:19 +0000

Sadly, I wasn’t able to host an Oscar live-blog this year. However, I still watched the ceremony. This year, ‘Argo’ ultimately triumphed as the Best Picture winner, at least in the eyes of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The rest of the race’s results and some commentary can be found after the...

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Mid-Week Oscar Poll: Best Picture 2013

Josh Zyber — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:00:15 +0000

Oscar time is here again. The annual Academy Awards ceremony airs this Sunday, February 24th. As we get ready to watch Hollywood celebrate itself once more, let’s find out which of this year’s nominated movies you think will win the coveted Best Picture trophy. More importantly, which do you think should win? Please note that...

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Sundance Journal: ‘Manhunt’

Aaron Peck — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:00:54 +0000

A good documentary should take a subject (usually an obscure or relatively unknown one) and make it engaging for a mainstream audience. ‘Manhunt’ takes a popular and exciting subject – the real-life hunt for Osama bin Laden – and makes it as exciting as a history textbook. ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ told the story of the...

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Box Office Pick’em: January Results

Aaron Peck — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:00:26 +0000

Aaron takes an early lead in Box Office Pick’em. Luke is left licking his ‘Broken’ wounds. January never has a great crop of movies in the first place, so it was a little disheartening to start our brand-new contest by picking from the dregs. If you’ve forgotten the rules of the contest, or need a...

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Weekend Box Office: A ‘Warm’ Super Bowl Weekend

Luke Hickman — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:00:30 +0000

While the Super Bowl always marks a huge money-making weekend for television, it typically signifies a soft weekend in theaters. However, the box office actually held up pretty well this year. With a thriving debut, the new romantic zombedy ‘Warm Bodies‘ topped this weekend’s charts. Only expected to bring in $17.7 million, this part zombie...

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Weekend Box Office: ‘Witch’ Slapped

Luke Hickman — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:00:23 +0000

Of this weekend’s three wide releases, not one met box office expectations. The most star-studded couldn’t even crack the Top 5. Considering that nothing big has opened in a weeks, it’s no surprise that ‘Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters‘ took first place. Yet even with this box office win, its weekend numbers weren’t anything for...

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